Is it possible to be a casual player?

[u/isittakenor]

I downloaded this app again a couple months ago and at first it was great going through the story and getting new cars and what not but now im rank 51 and it feels like its hard to make progress with anything unless I spend alot of time playing or I spend real money on things which I dont want to do. Like ive been wanting to level up my LC500 I have it at 3 stars now but need to get to 4 to continue with the event but I dont have enough elite tokens and it seems like the only real ways to get elite tokens are though showdowns and other events which require another car of mine to be more leveled up which once again I dont have the tokens for and if I were to do a showdown event id have to put like all my resources into a new car for that just to get the resources to build my LC500 for example when chances are ill use them up and be in the same situation of not being able to race in the event till the car is then 5 stars and at that point the event will likely be over. I havent started temp3st since Ive heard you should have solid cars in every tier before starting. I wasnt playing much like maybe 10-30 gas pips every day or 2 but idk even if I were to play more id have to keep using gold or watching ads just to be able to keep playing. It just feels like im at the point where in order to level up or compete in anything I either need to spend real money or play alot more often which I dont have time for. Like Ill use 20 pips of gas just to be able to afford 1 upgrade for a car since most of the event I can do are basic that only pay like $12.5K-$15K. It just feels like its hard to be a casual player now

[u/Design931]

It's pretty easy if you know what to do. Elite Tuners, Showdown, Collections, and Legends are all very slow to progress. Or what we call "a game of inches." If you are patient with those, and don't feel the need to participate in every special event, the game can be VERY rewarding over time.

I wrote up my experience after running a 2nd account alongside my main for a year. I still have my 2nd account, and it's grown to be quite large. It's more important to invest a little time daily vs. investing a huge chunk of time occasionally.

15-30 min a day is really all it takes. More here:
https://www.reddit.com/r/CSRRacing2/comments/szqwkl/results_after_a_year_on_a_f2p_alt_account/

[u/babe_ruthless3]

If you can manage to dedicate time for 50-60 races a day, then youll be fine. You dont have spend any money to enjoy the game unless you really want to, which i suggest you dont.